{"id":3075,"date":"2025-10-14T04:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T04:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/3075\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T04:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T04:31:15","slug":"major-storm-headed-for-los-angeles-region-south-pasadena-pasadena-foothills-on-alert-the-south-pasadenan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/3075\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Storm Headed for Los Angeles Region \u2014 South Pasadena, Pasadena & Foothills on Alert | The South Pasadenan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>FILE PHOTO: Steven Lawrence | SouthPasadenan.com News | Flash Flood Warnings for Los Angeles County<\/p>\n

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Weather Alert Issued: Monday night, October 13, 2025
Updated: 9:15 PM PT\n<\/p>\n

Big Weather for the LA Area\n<\/p>\n

A significant Pacific storm system is forecast to impact the Los Angeles Basin, including South Pasadena, Pasadena, and Altadena, beginning late Monday night and continuing through early Wednesday, October 15.\n<\/p>\n

Rain will intensify overnight with the heaviest band expected between midnight and mid-morning Tuesday.\n<\/p>\n

Rainfall: 0.75 \u2013 1.5 inches in the valleys, 2 \u2013 4 inches in the foothills.
Wind Gusts: 40 \u2013 55 mph in exposed areas.
Flash Flood Risk: Moderate, especially near recent burn scars in the Angeles National Forest and Santa Monica Mountains.
Flood Watch: In effect for all of Los Angeles County through Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

Current Conditions \u2013 South Pasadena (9 PM)\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Temperature: 62 \u00b0F, mostly cloudy
\u2022 Winds: light southwest at 5\u201310 mph
\u2022 Barometric pressure: falling
\u2022 Rain expected to begin around 12 AM, continuing off and on through Tuesday evening<\/p>\n

What to Expect\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Heavy rain and strong gusts may cause localized street flooding, power outages, and downed branches.
\u2022 Creeks and storm channels could rise rapidly overnight.
\u2022 Foothill communities (Pasadena, Altadena, La Ca\u00f1ada Flintridge) may see debris flows and mudslides near burn areas.
\u2022 Morning commute impacts: flooding on 110 and 210 freeways, reduced visibility, and standing water on local roads.<\/p>\n

Safety & Preparation\n<\/p>\n

Before the storm:
\u2022 Bring inside or secure outdoor furniture, umbrellas, and lightweight items.
\u2022 Charge phones, flashlights, and backup batteries.
\u2022 Gather essentials: water, food, medications, pet supplies, and radios.
\u2022 Pick up sandbags from local fire stations if you live in flood-prone areas (details at LAFD.org\/news\/lafd-provides-sandbags-homeowners<\/a>).<\/p>\n

During the storm:
\u2022 Avoid unnecessary travel. Do not drive through flooded roads.
\u2022 Keep pets indoors.
\u2022 Report life-threatening emergencies to 911.
\u2022 For non-emergencies like downed trees or flooding, call 311 or visit lacity.gov\/myla311<\/a>.
\u2022 Report power outages to LADWP at 1-800-342-5397.
\u2022 Never run generators indoors or in garages (carbon monoxide hazard).<\/p>\n

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Sources: National Weather Service (NWS Los Angeles), City of Los Angeles Emergency Management, Los Angeles Fire Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FILE PHOTO: Steven Lawrence | SouthPasadenan.com News | Flash Flood Warnings for Los Angeles County Weather Alert Issued:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3076,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[3931,26,93,48,52,51,47,137,50,49,3932,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-3075","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-being-south-pasadenan","9":"tag-breaking-news","10":"tag-featured","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-la-headlines","13":"tag-la-news","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-los-angeles-county","16":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","17":"tag-los-angeles-news","18":"tag-south-pasadena-news","19":"tag-weather"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}